(CNN) The sprawling and soaked Houston metro area and other deluged towns in southeast Texas braced for devastating floods and pummeling rainfall on Sunday as Tropical Storm Harvey stalled over land and drenched dogged searchers and anxious residents. A flash flood emergency was in effect for parts of the Houston area. National Weather Service and local officials are advising Houston-area residents to avoid traveling.
Three to four inches of rainfall were reported in the region in one hour’s time. First responders investigated the report of a woman swept away by floodwaters in her vehicle. "It’s going to last four to five days," said Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, who urged drivers to stay off the road. "This is Day One." "It’s not done yet. It’s going to rain all night long," CNN meteorologist Chad Myers said. "People are in danger tonight." Texans who rode out the most powerful hurricane to hit the United States in a decade ventured out on Saturday to see what was left of their neighborhoods in what was "now turning into a deadly inland event." The first fatality was reported in the hard-hit coastal city of Rockport, where the person died in a house fire during the […]
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